00:00Alongside our partners in the New York City Police Department and the Southern District of New York,
00:04our office has announced federal terrorism charges against Amir Balot and Ibrahim Kayoumi.
00:11As the commissioner noted, if it weren't for the bravery of two New York's finest,
00:16we could have had a much more tragic incident.
00:18The officer is assigned to that protest who ran toward a lit, improvised, explosive device.
00:23Upon careful analysis by NYPD bomb techs and FBI special agent bomb technicians,
00:29it was determined these items were improvised explosive devices.
00:33The bomb squad technicians who secured and analyzed the devices,
00:36the detectives and analysts who worked through the night.
00:39A designated terrorist organization to conduct this attack.
00:43The NYPD remains on heightened alert and our mission is simple and that is to keep New Yorkers safe.
00:51My name is James Barnicle. I'm the assistant director in charge of the FBI's New York field office.
00:55Today, alongside our partners in the New York City Police Department and the Southern District of New York,
01:01our office has announced federal terrorism charges against Amir Balot and Ibrahim Kayoumi.
01:08On Saturday, March 7th, these two individuals allegedly threw one suspicious device and attempted to throw another
01:15during a protest outside Gracie Mansion.
01:17As the commissioner noted, if it weren't for the bravery of two New York's finest,
01:23we could have had a much more tragic incident.
01:26Yesterday, on Sunday, March 8th, a third device was recovered from a vehicle on East End Avenue.
01:32Upon careful analysis by NYPD bomb techs and FBI special agent bomb technicians,
01:37it was determined that these items were improvised explosive devices, IEDs,
01:44designed to inflict serious injury and death to those in the vicinity of the intended blast zone.
01:50Both subjects have stated they were inspired by ISIS,
01:54a designated terrorist organization to conduct this attack.
01:59Balot and Kayoumi sought to incite fear and mass suffering
02:04through this alleged attempted terror attack in the backyard of an elected city official.
02:11This weekend was just another example of the elevated threat environment we're currently living in.
02:18I want to recognize the members of the NYPD who responded on Saturday and in the hours that followed.
02:24The officers assigned to that protest who ran toward a lit, improvised, explosive device.
02:29The bomb squad technicians who secured and analyzed the devices,
02:33the detectives and analysts who worked through the night
02:35to develop this investigation and the countless members of service
02:39who helped ensure the security of the people of New York City
02:43during a very tense and dangerous situation.
02:47The NYPD remains on heightened alert.
02:50And our mission is simple, and that is to keep New Yorkers safe.
02:54That responsibility belongs to the nearly 35,000 members of this department
02:59who stand watch over this city and who are prepared to respond whenever and wherever.
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